The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1887-07-21
THE FARMERS; ENCAMPMENT'
Preparations for Grand Time at the
sNaFtanijarg SLOW.

Preparations for Grand Time at the
spaFtaniIarE SLOW.
SrARrANDURG, S. c., July 5, 1887.
Editors Constitution: On behalf of the
management of the Inter State Farmers
Summer Eucampment, 10 be held at
this place August Cd to 9th proximo, the
writer desifes to give feM points of in
formation to the people of Atlanta and
of Georgia in regard to this enterprise.
1. They desire it distinctly understood
that this encampment is not local in its
manageme or In Its aims, 1t is the
property of, and is under the direct man.
agcment OF, an inter State board, COM
posed of FIVE commissioners from each
State of the five States of Georgia, Ala.
bama, Tennessee, North Carolina and
South Carolina, appointed by the Patrons
of Husbandry of said States. This place
was selected as the location, because of
its central position with regard to the
five States interested.
2. This encampment of farmers is not
thing of one year only; but it is to be
permanent, having been established by
the committee for a period of at least
twenty years. Thus any party erecting
building on the grounds has a place of
his own for twenty years.
i 8. The encampment grounds are abun.
dant for al purposes, lying Immediately
on the line of the Atlanta aud Charlotte
Air Line Railroad, one mile West of
Spartanburg. The railroad has abun-
dant accommodations in the way of side
tracks and depots, and q long side track
will penetrate the grounds for the deliv-
cry of heavy articles and machinery.
Wooden buildings are already built all
over The grounds for exhibitions, private
displays, horse and cattle pens and stalls,
eating houses, apd many others are con-
tracted for. The STATE of South Carolina
has erected very neat and strong build
ing for State purposes, and it will be the
great effort on the part Of the entire
management to induce Georgia the
State, I mean to erect similar building
alongside Of South Carolina's. The same
effort is to be made with regard to the
other States, and we predict that in the
very near future each one of the five
States will make an annual exhibit under
the direction of its agricultural depart
ment. The managers have reserved the
most desirable sites on the grounds for
these State buildings, and the sites will
be decided free of any cost whatever to
each State. So that at a cost OF not more
than 1000 Georgia can have building
erected, and the property will remain
her own and at an annual outlay of two
or three hundred can make an exhibit
that will and ought to compete with her
sister States. Georgia's Governor and
Commissioner of Agriculture and Master
of State Grange, and other prominent
farmers will occupy prominent places on
the programme of speakers at the com.
mencing session of the encampment.
3. The cost of this encampment to ex.
hibitors and to visitors is phenomenally
small. All exh. sits will be transported
by the RAILROADS free of charge both ways.
Excursion rates to visitors will be given.
The charge for space is very small, being
regulated by the value of articles exhib-
lied. There is no charge whatever for
farm and household products, fancy arti'
cles, etc., not for sale.
5. The military feature Of this encamp.
ment will be an important one. Suita.
bic grounds are reserved for companies
desiring to go into camp. Many COM
panies have already made their arrange.
ments 10 20 into camp here in August.
The Adiutant General of South Carolina
has ordered one regiment to encamp at
this time and place, and companies in
other regiments are coming. 1t is ex.
pected there will be at least 500 soldiers
eDcamped on the grounds during the
week. -.
| 6. Remember, this encampment will
be open Just at the time and directly in
the line of the summer travel from the
lower parts of Georgia, Alabama and
South Carolina. and from Florida.
Thousands of people will make their
plans to stop at this great agricultural
show on their way to mountain resorts
and springs. The managers are sure Of
large crowds Of people and are preparing
for them. 1t is sure that manufactures
from Atlanta could not possibly make
safer bit than 10 be represented at this
exhibition.
z. One of The permanent and most
substantial benefits 10 the farmers of the
States is the location of the South Caro-
lima experimental station, under the
management of the State Board of Agri-
culture. This farm of 200 acres is in
200 yards of the cncampment grounds
This experimental farm will be in its
glory, as to maturity of crops and the
practical evidence of crops, just at the
very time the encampment is in session
and every farmer visiting the encamp.
ment will have the additional advantage
of personally inspecting the experiments
under the supervision of the manager OF
said farm. This alone is worth the ex'
pense of the whole trip to any farmer.
Thus, Mr.. Editor, the writer has en-
deavored briefly to give to you and your
readers few points of information in
regard to the object and aims of this
great enterprise. Georgia and Atlanta
are interested in it, if they still profess
to claim the Piedmont region as pecu
liarly their own territory.
Any Information concerning the en-
cam mpment can be had by application to
Mr.. Warren Du Pre-, local secretary
Spartanburg, S. G. We hope to see AT.
lanta we'll represented.
G. H. CARLISLE.